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Lil Tecca’s “Ransom” has found a strong audience with more than 11 million YouTube views to date. The single is produced by Nick Mira and Taz Taylor. On the track, Lil Tecca raps about his …

Young Thug’s unorthodox flows and clever bars have earned him a legion of devoted fans. However, some of the Atlanta rapper’s unconventional lyrics confound even his biggest followers. For this video, the Genius community helped …

YG recently stopped by Genius to perform his latest hit, “Hard Bottoms & White Socks,” which has already racked up 2.5 million Spotify streams to date. It is produced by Lil Rich and appears on …

ROSALÍA’s “Aute Cuture” is her latest hit, and it’s already racked up more than 10 million YouTube views to date. ROSALÍA produced the single with her frequent collaborator El Guincho. On the track, ROSALÍA sings …

During Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em’s viral, instant-classic appearance on The Breakfast Club this January, he made many bold claims. He said he started the internet wave for rappers, that he was the first artist on …

JUMEX’s “LONER” has found a strong audience with more than 5 million YouTube views to date. The single is produced by Sickdrumz. On the track, JUMEX sings about coping with loneliness. Read more on Genius: …

In January, rising Chicago rapper Polo G linked up with the Bronx’s Lil Tjay for their first collaboration, “Pop Out.” The track landed each of the young rappers their first hit on the Billboard Hot …

Afro B’s “Drogba (Joanna)” has found a strong audience with more than 41 million YouTube views to date. It is produced by Team Salut and appears on Afrowave 2. On the track, Afro B sings …

City Girls scored their second Top 40 hit with “Act Up.” The Earl On the Beat-produced track first went viral thanks to the #ActUpChallenge, and received even more notoriety when Lil Yachty revealed he wrote …

Polo G’s “Deep Wounds” is his latest hit, and it’s already racked up more than 5.6 million YouTube views to date. The single is produced by Donnie “D-Major” Boynton. On the track, Polo G raps …

Denzel Curry just dropped his fourth studio album, ‘ZUU.’ The album was preceded by the pre-release singles “RICKY” and “SPEEDBOAT”. This is his second album since last year’s ‘TA13OO,’ so Genius decided to reach out …

YG’s “Go Loko” is his latest hit, and it’s already racked up more than 25 million YouTube views to date. It is produced by Mustard and GYLTTRYP and appears on 4REAL 4REAL. On the Jon …

Rappers are known for their affinity for flashy jewelry, but one celebrity jeweler gets mentioned more than the rest: Elliot. The NYC-based Eliantte & Co jeweler has gotten shout outs on songs by Migos, Young …

Rappers are known for their affinity for flashy jewelry, but one celebrity jeweler gets mentioned more than the rest: Elliot. The NYC-based Eliantte & Co jeweler has gotten shout outs on more than 50 songs …

Denzel Curry’s “RICKY” is his latest hit, and it’s already racked up more than 7.2 million YouTube views to date. The single is produced by FnZ. On the track, which is named after his father, …

Fans can’t get enough of Young Nudy and Playboi Carti’s still-unreleased viral track “Kid Cudi” (aka “Pissy Pamper”), and they’re going to great lengths to hear it. A pitch-altered version of Carti’s verse on the …

YK Osiris took ‘The Genius Test’ to see how much he knows about rap superstar Drake. He answered questions on Drake’s discography, lyrics, and music videos while showing off his knowledge of the self-proclaimed 6 …

Sub Urban’s “Cradles” has found a strong audience with more than 14 million Spotify streams to date. The single is produced by Sub Urban himself. On the track, Sub Urban sings about the parallels between …

PRETTYMUCH’s music video for “Phases” has already racked up more than 2 million views on YouTube to date. The song, which is produced by Some Randoms, appears on the band’s recently released ‘Phases EP.’ The …

NIKI’s “lowkey” has found a strong audience with more than 5 million Spotify streams to date. It is produced by Z3N and NIKI herself and appears on wanna take this downtown?. On the track, NIKI …

Earlier this month, flyers were passed out at Rolling Loud Festival teasing a collaboration between Young Thug, J. Cole, and Travis Scott titled “The London.” Following a recent YouTube livestream hosted by Thug, the T-Minus-produced …

After going viral on TikTok and Instagram, Flo Milli’s “Beef FloMix” has found a strong audience with more than 5 million Spotify streams to date. The single is produced by Lil Evo. On the track, …

Dating back to his 2009 debut mixtape, ‘Bastard,’ rapper Tyler, The Creator became known for his uniquely deep voice. The Odd Future member toyed around with vocal distortions on each of the five projects he’s …

NoCap’s “Ghetto Angels” has found a strong audience with more than 3.4 million YouTube views to date. On the track, NoCap raps and sings about his close friends and family members that have passed away. …

Lil Mosey recently stopped by Genius to perform his Chris Brown-inspired hit “Greet Her,” which has already racked up 9 million YouTube views to date. It is produced by Royce David and appears on ‘Northsbest.’ …

Lavaado’s “Switch It Up” inspired a viral dance craze, that has propelled the song to more than 11 million YouTube views to date. The single features Cub$kout, who also produced the song. On the track, …

Tyler, The Creator’s new album, ‘IGOR,’ arrived on streaming services sans any listed features. However, the album is filled with surprise cameos and collaborators, contributing everything from full verses to background vocals or writing credits. …

Grammy award winner and Chicago native Common took ‘The Genius Test’ to see how much he knows about his hometown’s music history. The quiz spanned several decades of Chicago hip-hop and gave ‘The Chi’ star …

Bea Miller’s “it’s not u it’s me” has found a strong audience with more than 14 million Spotify streams to date. The single is produced by Mike Sabath and features 6LACK. On the track, Bea …

The argument about which rapper is the greatest of all time, or G.O.A.T., dates back to the birth of hip-hop. LL Cool J is often credited for coining the term, but the acronym has a …

Raleigh Ritchie’s “Time In A Tree” has found a strong audience with more than 4.7 million YouTube views to date. The single is produced by GRADES. On the track, Raleigh Ritchie sings about dealing with …

After teasing it for several weeks, Lil Nas X finally dropped the music video for the Billy Ray Cyrus-assisted version of his No. 1 hit, ‘Old Town Road.’ The Calmatic-directed clip features cameos from the …

Ali Gatie’s “Moonlight” has found a strong audience with more than 18 million Spotify streams to date. The single is produced by Adriano. On the track, Ali Gatie sings about an ex who left him …

Lil Pump earned a pair of Top 10 hits and dropped two albums before his 19th birthday, earning a place amongst the most successful teenage rap acts of all time. If you ask the Florida …

After several viral singles, North Carolina rapper DaBaby broke through to the mainstream in 2019 with his Billboard Hot 100 hit, “Suge.” Taken from his debut studio album titled ‘Baby on Baby,’ the song holds …

Karol G’s “Punto G” is her latest hit, and it’s already racked up more than 38 million YouTube views to date. It is produced by Rayito Colombiano and Andy Clay and appears on ‘OCEAN.’ On …

Following in the footsteps of “drip” and “no cap,” the ad-lib “slatt” recently emerged as a popular hip-hop slang term. Although it’s frequently associated with Playboi Carti, “slatt” should actually be attributed to his fellow …

Lil Tjay’s “Ruthless” has found a strong audience with more than 1.8 million Spotify streams to date. The single is produced by RellyMade and features Jay Critch. On the track, Lil Tjay raps about new …

Jorja Smith’s “Goodbyes” is her latest hit, and it’s already racked up more than 22 million Spotify streams to date. It is produced by Ed Thomas and Jorja herself and appears on ‘Lost & Found.’ …

Scarlxrd’s “HEAD GXNE” has found a strong audience with nearly 4 million YouTube views to date. It is produced by Nuixge and appears on INFINITY. On the track, Scarlxrd raps about his grit and work …